"Official" way to read the raw bytes of a `struct` I didn't define

· Users Rust Lang · Oct. 29, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the safe way to handle raw bytes of a struct defined outside the current context in Rust. It emphasizes the importance of using `MaybeUninit` to avoid undefined behavior and suggests using raw pointers over slice references for certain functions. The content caters to advanced Rust developers dealing with FFI and memory safety concerns.
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